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Italian

manga

/ˈmaŋ.ɡa/noun · masculineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 12,274

Meaning

manga

  • A Japanese comic book or graphic novel.

In a sentence

Mio fratello colleziona manga giapponesi da quando era ragazzino.

My brother has collected Japanese manga since he was a kid.

Hai già letto l'ultimo volume di questo manga?

Have you already read the latest volume of this manga?

In quella libreria specializzata non vendono soltanto manga, ma anche fumetti italiani.

In that specialty bookshop they don't sell only manga, but also Italian comics.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
mangamasculine · singular
mangamasculine · plural
mangamasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable foreign loanword: 'il manga', 'i manga'.
  • Treated as masculine in Italian.
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